To me it looks like *Cinnamomum camphora*, although not sure if it can grow in CA.
Regards Vijayasankar ------------------------------------------------------------------- Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 9:13 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: > Usha Di, > I know its not Ficus benjamina. > This is something else. > Just that the leaves from a distant looked similar. > Fruits are very different. > Adding a cropped picture.....hope it helps. > And this was seen in Fremont on the 28th of Sept, not in Sacramento. > Regards, > Aarti > > On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 5:15 AM, Ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> not ficus benjamina >> look at the leaf veins >> these are three arising at the very start >> f. ben does it differently.... one main and then very thin ones run thre >> entire length of the leaf at aboyt 70 to 85 degrees to the main vein right >> upto the very edge where there is sort of networking of the veins. >> >> Also fruits are on longish stalks >> that if i remember correctly is also not ben. >> >> what it is I dont know... too many ficuses and too many cultivars. esp >> from hawaii and malaya etc... >> may be some of our ficus guys know... >> >> also ben's fruits start off green, turn yellow/orange and drop... only >> rarely do they turn black.. why and when ... I dont now.. diesease? >> drought? >> usha di >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 6:41 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> A small cultivated tree seen in the front yard of a house in Sacramento >>> on 7th Oct,14.. >>> Small berry-like green fruits turning black on ripening. >>> Have just this picture, since it was someone else's garden, didn't wait >>> there. >>> Leaves were leathery reminded me of Ficus benjamina but the tiny fruits >>> were different. >>> Aarti >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Usha di >> =========== >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
